Albert Hornby
Albert Neilson Hornby
Born: 10 February 1847, Brook House, Blackburn, Lancashire
Died: 17 December 1925, Nantwich, Cheshire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Albert Hornby
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Bowler, Right Arm Bowler
Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, Only Test, 1878/79
Last Test: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1884
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 6 0 21 9 3.50 0 0 0 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 28 7 0 1 0.00 1-0 0 0 28.0 0.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1867 - 1906)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 437 710 41 16109 188 24.07 16 75 313 3
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 593 258 11 23.45 4-40 0 0 53.9 2.61
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
AN Hornby captained Lancashire for twenty years, and played for them for
nearly 33. He and his opening partner,
Dick Barlow
were
immortalised in verse by Francis Thomson, and he provided an ideal attacking
foil to Barlow's careful defence. A small man, he compensated for his lack
of stature with an excess of energy and earned the nickname "Monkey"
although his players always referred to him as "the Boss".
A forceful front foot player, who excelled in the off-drive, he was also a
splendid field, and an inspirational captain. It is a measure of his
importance to Lancashire's batting that between 1870 and 1881 he was the
only player to reach a century for the club - and he did so seven times. In
1881 he topped the national averages, and his 1531 runs included three
centuries.
Hornby's Test career was undistinguished - just 21 runs in six innings. He
had great difficulty against Spofforth, losing his
wicket to him in both innings in his debut Test on the 1878-79 Australian
tour, and again at the Oval in 1882 (when he captained the side that lost by
seven runs). In his final Test in 1884 he managed to avoid Spofforth, but
still managed only 0 and 4.
He was also a fine rugby player, representing England several times. His son
AH Hornby also captained Lancashire. He was President of Lancashire for many
years, and also sat on the MCC committee, AC MacLaren said of him: "no
skipper was so genuinely appreciative of good work on the part of his men,
or so fearless in his untiring efforts to win the game" (DL 2001).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 11:36:12 GMT
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